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Mercor CEO: Why Application Layer Companies Have No Moat & The Cost of Hiring AI Researchers · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 28:14 Harry Stebbings And this was Max and Hemant?
Marc Andreessen: Will a16z Go Public & Why Labour Displacement with AI is Wrong? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 40:29 Marc Andreessen I haven't actually talked to Heymont about that. 3 times in the scene
Peter Thiel and Softbank Sell NVIDIA - Why? & Why VC Will Hit $1TRN and The Opening of Retail · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 1:09:35 Harry Stebbings I was with Hemant from GC.
Benchmark's GP, Everett Randle on Why Mega Funds Will Not Produce Good Returns · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 0:16 Everett Randle I don't think Ravi or Hamant or even Ben and Mark at this point, I don't think that they can go to LPs and say, hey, we're going to get you five X net on that.
- ▶ 1:00:40 Everett Randle I think when you actually look at what's going on at the ground floor, it doesn't matter what Ravi or Herman are saying, when you actually look at what's going on, um, at the people actually going and doing these investments, they feel it. 2 times in the scene
Thinking Machines Co-Founder Joins Meta for $3.5BN, Industry Venture's $665M Acquisition · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 57:47 Harry Stebbings But what struck me, though, was, you know, I've interviewed, ah, Hermont at DST, I've interviewed, sorry, Hermont at GC, I've interviewed the team at Lightspeed, I know the team at DST, and they've taken the completely opposite approach… 2 times in the scene
Are Burn Multiples BS in an AI World? & Sam Altman Needs $1TRN of Energy · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 1:18 Jason Lemkin Along with the trip, the triple, triple, double, double discussions we've had here that you had from Hemant or from general catalyst, right?
The Impact of H1B Visas on Startups in the US & NVIDIA Invests $100BN Into OpenAI · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 22:26 Harry Stebbings Dude, I, I, I have the, everyone in my Twitter being like, Hemant saying triple, triple, double, double is dead, is the top.
- ▶ 25:46 unnamed speaker You know, you sit there and go, if we do this round and they make their treble, despite what you say, Hamant, will we be able to get a two, three X step up in the next round? 3 times in the scene
20VC: Why 90% of Founders Build Startups Wrong | Why AI Growth Rates are Sustainable & Remote Work is BS and the AI Talent War | Competing with Brett Taylor and Sierra: Who Wins the Customer Service War with Jesse Zhang, Decagon
- ▶ 59:12 Harry Stebbings As always, I so appreciate all your support, and stay tuned for an incredible episode on Monday with Hemant Tanaja,
20VC: The Founding of General Catalyst, What it Takes to Build a Firm That Stands the Test of Time, Why VCs Need to Give Founders Greater Permission to Go For It & Why Venture Capital is Like Tennis with David Fialkow, Co-Founder @ General Catalyst
- ▶ 0:34 Harry Stebbings I do also want to say a huge thank you to Adam Balkin, Haymont Taneja, Quentin Clark, Nico Bonazzos, and many more from the GC team.
- ▶ 3:10 Harry Stebbings I've heard so many great things from Hemon, from Joel, from Nico, from Quentin.
- ▶ 6:36 Harry Stebbings This partnership is something that I heard from Hemon, from Adam, from Nico, from Quentin, and they all said about just how truly unique it is in anywhere in venture.
- ▶ 36:31 Harry Stebbings I do want to ask you, speaking of those partnerships and the longevity of them, I spoke to Hemant in particular before, and he said you have to ask David about the conversation we had where he transitioned the firm over to me into the next…
- ▶ 38:26 David Fialkow His name was Hamant Tanasia. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 41:29 David Fialkow For example, you asked me about Hamant. 2 times in the scene
20VC: Why Crypto is Software Eating Money, Why Crypto Firms Will Outcompete Traditional Venture Firms, How To Price Tokens and When To Have Them, DAOs: How Are They Structured and What Makes One Successful with Avichal Garg, Co-Founder @ Electric Capital
- ▶ 51:41 Avichal Garg Folks like Chris Dixon, and Marc Andreessen, and Josh Kushner, and Haymont over at General Catalyst, and Ray at Caffeinated.
20VC: Evernote & mmhmm Founder Phil Libin on Why We are Beginning a Multi-Trillion Dollar Restructuring of the World, Why Shortcuts are the Biggest Mistakes Startups Make & The Future of Video and The Unbundling of Zoom
- ▶ 16:52 Phil Libin Hamant in particular is just a really a brilliant person. 4 times in the scene
20VC: Lessons From Working with Bill Gates, How To Lead Without Authority and The Difference Between Leadership and Management & How Fundraising Changes In A COVID World with Quentin Clark, Managing Director @ General Catalyst
- ▶ 0:34 Harry Stebbings Finally, before SAP, Quentin spent an incredible 20 years at Microsoft in a variety of different roles, and I'd also want to say a huge thank you to Hemant, Catherine Boyle, Brent at Camus, and Ajit at ThoughtSpot for some amazing…
- ▶ 2:52 Harry Stebbings As I said before, I'd heard so many great things from Joel Cutler, from Shashir, from Brent at Camus, from Hamant at GC.
- ▶ 3:42 Quentin Clark Meetings number one, and number two, Reid Hoffman, Hemantinajah.
- ▶ 11:22 Quentin Clark Himatha and I hashed a company together in the healthcare space. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 16:58 Quentin Clark Yeah, that's a great question, and Commure is a unique-ish example in the sense that Commure is a company that Hamath and I started within General Catalyst.
- ▶ 33:56 unnamed speaker So Hamath and I invested in this company that's providing a solution for autistic children.
20VC: What Is Founder Narrative Fit and How to Detect and Invest In It, How To Avoid Consensus Thinking When Investing, Price Sensititivity; When To Pay Up vs Stay Disciplined & From New York Times To General Catalyst; Why Venture and Journalism are Not S
- ▶ 0:47 Harry Stebbings I'd also want to say a huge thank you to Hemantanasia, Jeff Lewis, Tray Stephens, Misha at Nova Credit, and Rachel at Guild Education for some fantastic questions and suggestions today.
- ▶ 6:10 Katherine Boyle It was quite a trying time, but then I met Hey Montanesia and Nico Bonazos at GC, and it was so striking, because it quickly became clear that they were really interested in my quality of thought, and they weren't interested in, was I an…
- ▶ 11:06 Katherine Boyle So I'd say Hey Montanesia is the best proactive investor in the business. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 12:22 Katherine Boyle I'm not a builder, and I'm not the sort of person who is going to partner with the founder side by side and kind of, I don't have that sort of experience that I think people like Trey and Haymont have, but I'd say in terms of the reactive…
- ▶ 30:20 Harry Stebbings I spoke to him on before the show, and he said about your ability to get completely obsessed by certain things, and he said most recently has been the changes in media and journalism.
20VC: How To Assess Risk and Value Creation, Why It Would Be Better If VCs Had Smaller Portfolios & How To Optimise Internal Decision-Making with Misha Esipov, Founder & CEO @ Nova Credit
- ▶ 1:00 Harry Stebbings Mark Goldberg, Pejman at Pear, Iliar Kleiner, Bill Trenchard, and Hemant at GC for some fantastic questions and suggestions today.
20VC: Matt Mochary, Coach To Silicon Valley's Leading VCs & Founders on How To Deal with Imposter Syndrome and Self-Doubt, How To Manage Fear and Anger & Why Board Seats Are The Death of Investors
- ▶ 0:28 Harry Stebbings Several Sequoia partners, Hemond at GC, and Mamoon at Kleiner, to name a few.
- ▶ 3:19 Harry Stebbings I, I'm not sure I've ever quite heard so many great things from so many incredible people, from Peter Fenton to Emily Choi to Henry K at Brex to Henlon to GC, but I cannot thank you enough for joining me today, so I cannot wait for this…
20VC: Gusto Co-Founder, Tomer London on Why Most Founders Approach Fundraising With The Wrong Mindset Today, How To Construct A Values/Motivation Alignment Test To Determine The Right Investors For You & Why Delight Is So Crucial To The Success of Any Con
- ▶ 0:58 Harry Stebbings I'd also want to say a huge thank you to Hermont at GC and Layla at Capital G for providing some fantastic questions and suggestions today.
20VC: Benchmark's Bill Gurley on 5 Traits Benchmark Look For When Adding To The Partnership, Why The Abundance of Capital Is Today's Biggest Challenge in VC & The Right Way To Think About Market Size When Assessing Opportunities
- ▶ 25:29 Harry Stebbings Speaking of that, Hemantin Asia, actually a general catalyst said, Harry, it's actually a third year transformational shift 2 times in the scene
20VC: First Round's Phin Barnes on How The Best Founders Optimize for Learning Per Dollar Spent, What Makes A Truly Special Founder/VC Relationship and Why Pattern Recognition is Another Term For Intellectual Laziness
- ▶ 24:48 Harry Stebbings I actually had him on 2 times in the scene
20VC: How The Best Founders Approach Bet The Company Decisions, How to Put Your Board to Work & How To Optimise Strategic Thinking on Boards with Maynard Webb, Founder @ Webb Investment Network & Everwise
- ▶ 6:05 Harry Stebbings Can I ask, do you believe then, seeing that on both sides of the equation, the explosion of capital, do you believe that we maybe have an excess supply of capital today, or do you take the view of maybe Hemant and Asia at General Catalyst,…
20VC: Elad Gil on Becoming One of Silicon Valleys Top Angels, Why Most People Get Market Sizing Wrong & Should VC Services Always Be Bundled Together?
- ▶ 8:58 unnamed speaker Like I think my VC investors from my company, Color, Vinod Khosla, Joe Lonsdale, and Hemant from General Catalyst are all awesome.